Unanswered Questions in Trump Assassination Attempt! FBI's Statement: "We Couldn't Find any Meaningful Clues"

The Republican Party's national convention in Milwaukee, where the former president's candidacy was officially approved, is still ongoing, and questions about the assassination attempt on Trump on July 13 are still unanswered.

According to reports in the US media, the FBI, which is conducting the investigation into the assassination attempt, has cracked Crooks' cell phone password, examined his computer, house, and car, and interviewed more than 100 people, but still has not been able to determine why the suspect carried out this attack on Trump.

"NO SIGNIFICANT CLUES FOUND"

Officials, who provided information to AP on condition of anonymity due to the ongoing investigation, pointed out that Crooks did not leave behind any writing, suicide note, social media statement, or any other indication explaining the reason behind targeting Trump.

Officials stated that after examining the attacker's phone and other belongings, they have not found any "significant clues" regarding whether he acted alone or with others in this attack.

"NO INDICATIONS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS"

Officials stated that those who know Crooks describe him as a "weird kid who sits alone and doesn't talk to anyone," but there are no "indications that could be considered dangerous" for someone who seems to not like talking to people.

It was mentioned that Crooks was often mocked and occasionally bullied in high school because he wore clothes similar to hunting attire, and it was shared that he tried to join the school's rifle team at one point but was rejected due to his poor marksmanship.

It was reported that Crooks, who graduated with honors in engineering from a 2-year university he attended after high school, was politically affiliated with the Republican Party but it was found that he made a $15 donation to the Democratic Party in 2021.

FATHER REPORTED HIM AS "MISSING"

Investigations are still ongoing at the suspect's house, which has been cordoned off by the police since the attack. According to officials, Crooks' father said during questioning that he thought his son took his AR-15 rifle and went to the shooting range on the day of the attack. Officials shared the information that when Crooks did not return home all day, his father called the police around 11:00 pm and reported his son as "missing."

WHAT HAPPENED?

Former US President Trump was targeted in an armed attack while addressing his supporters at an election rally in Pennsylvania on July 13. One person was killed and two others were injured in the attack, and the US Secret Service announced that the assailant had been neutralized. The FBI classified the attack as an assassination attempt and reported that the 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, who carried out the armed attack and was killed at the scene, was the perpetrator.